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UN Envoy Urges Resolution To Western Sahara Crisis
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:41 pm | UN News
Amidst Series Of Meetings, UN Envoy Urges Resolution To Western Sahara Crisis New York, Nov 12 2012 6:10PM Amid the rising threat of extremist elements in Africa's Sahel region, the dispute over Western Sahara must be resolved before lingering hostilities ... More >>
UN And Haitian Government Seek Close To $40 Million For Aid
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:39 pm | UN News
UN And Haitian Government Seek Close To $40 Million For Aid In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy New York, Nov 12 2012 5:10PM The United Nations and the Government of Haiti are seeking close to $40 million in extra funding for humanitarian needs in the Caribbean ... More >>
UN To Stay Engaged In Timor-Leste After Peacekeeping Mission
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:38 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 12 2012 5:10PM The United Nations and the broader international community will remain engaged in Timor-Leste beyond December, when the world body's peacekeeping mission withdraws from the country, a top UN official told the Security Council today. More >>
UN Environment Agency Recognises Three Students
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:37 pm | UN News
UN Environment Agency Recognises Three Students For Contributions To Sustainable Innovation New York, Nov 12 2012 5:10PM Three young students are being honoured for their contributions to environmental conservation and the promotion of sustainability ... More >>
Joint UN Assessment Finds Better Harvests In DPR Korea
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:35 pm | UN News
Joint UN Assessment Finds Better Harvests In DPR Korea Along With Under-Nutrition New York, Nov 12 2012 11:10AM There has been an increase in staple food production in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the second year running but ... More >>
General Assembly Elects 18 Countries To Rights Council
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:33 pm | UN News
General Assembly Elects 18 Countries To Serve On UN Human Rights Council New York, Nov 12 2012 1:10PM The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on ... More >>
Tobacco: At UN-Backed Conference, New Treaty Adopted
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:31 pm | UN News
New York, Nov 12 2012 1:10PM Efforts to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products around the world received a boost today with the adoption, at a United Nations-backed conference, of a new international treaty on the issue. More >>
Ban Calls For De-Escalation Of Tensions in Gaza/Israel
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 3:28 pm | UN News
Ban Calls For De-Escalation Of Tensions Amid New Violence In Gaza And Southern Israel More >>
UNESCO: Restrictions to Limit Internet Access on the Rise
Friday, 9 November 2012, 5:55 pm | UN News
The United Nations agency which deals with freedom of expression on the Internet today warned that restrictions directly limiting Internet access appear to be on the rise, and called on governments to implement policies that facilitate broadband ... More >>
Libya's Transition Has Progressed But Challenges Remain
Friday, 9 November 2012, 5:44 pm | UN News
Libya has moved forward in its political transformation since its liberation one year ago but still faces many challenges, including ensuring security, promoting national reconciliation and upholding the rule of law, the top United Nations official ... More >>
Guatemala: UN Saddened By Loss of Life Following Earthquake
Friday, 9 November 2012, 5:43 pm | UN News
The United Nations stands ready to lend its support in response to the damage caused by an earthquake which struck Guatemala yesterday, a spokesperson for the world body's Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, while also noting the UN chief's sadness ... More >>
Drop In Food Prices, Need for Policies to Prevent Crisis
Friday, 9 November 2012, 5:41 pm | UN News
The United Nations today reported that global food prices decreased slightly in October, noting that international coordination has helped avert a sharp rise in prices despite difficult market conditions. More >>
Iraq: Expand Development Programmes in Basra Region, says UN
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 4:56 pm | UN News
The United Nations top envoy in Iraq has welcomed the expansion of UN programmes in the Gulf country's southern Basra region following a two-day visit which included meetings with local officials. More >>
Over 2 Billion People On Internet But Digital Divide Remains
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 4:54 pm | UN News
While citing the rapid development and growth of the Internet, a top United Nations official today urged greater efforts to bridge the ongoing digital divide and ensure that everyone around the world can harness its benefits. More >>
Experts Urge Colombia To Reconsider Proposed Criminal Law
Friday, 26 October 2012, 4:07 pm | UN News
UN INDEPENDENT EXPERTS URGE COLOMBIA TO RECONSIDER PROPOSED CRIMINAL LAW FOR MILITARY New York, Oct 22 2012 2:10PM A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on Colombian authorities to revisit the military criminal law provisions ... More >>
Ban Praises Timor-Leste’s Consolidation of Security Sector
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:35 pm | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Timor-Leste for the progress they have made ten years after the country’s restoration of independence, commending the Government for consolidating a security sector that will be able to protect the ... More >>
Syrian Govt and Opposition Forces Responsible For War Crimes
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:27 pm | UN News
Syrian Government and opposition forces have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report by the United Nations independent panel probing abuses committed during the country’s ongoing conflict. More >>
UN Announces Increased Support for Disaster Reduction
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:23 pm | UN News
Disaster risk management must become a central feature of development planning, the United Nations development agency chief declared today as she highlighted her agency’s intent to boost overall support for global disaster reduction. More >>
South Sudan: UN Food Aid Agency Drops Supplies for Refugees
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:21 pm | UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) carried out the first in a series of airdrops to replenish rapidly diminishing food stocks for more than 100,000 families in South Sudan who have fled fighting in Sudan. More >>
Attack on UN-African Union Peacekeepers in Darfur Condemned
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:20 pm | UN News
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack that killed a United Nations peacekeeper and injured another while they were protecting civilians in Nyala, South Darfur. More >>
